Veneer anchor and dry wall construction system and method
AssigneeHohmann & Barnard, Inc.
InventorBernard J. Schwalberg
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Abstract
There is provided a veneer anchor for use in a dry wall construction system. The veneer anchor comprises a plate member having a vertically projecting bar portion secured thereto and disposed in substantially parallel relationship with said plate member. The anchor is employed to secure a wall board to a vertical channel or standard framing member. Thereafter, a mason inserts a wall-tie between the plate member and projecting bar portion and the wall-tie is built into the outer wythe of the wall system. The wall-tie is capable of vertical movement and thus, vertical adjustability along the length of the projecting bar portion.
Claims34
An improved veneer anchor apparatus comprising
- a substantially planar plate member having a longitudinal and a lateral dimension,
- a longitudinally extending bar member having first and second spaced apart ends,
- means for fixedly securing each of the ends of said bar member to said plate member in a manner whereby said bar member is disposed forwardly of said plate member in substantially parallel relationship therewith, and
- said plate member and said bar member form a slot therebetween.
A dry wall construction system comprising
- a plurality of support members secured with respect to one another and forming the frame of an edifice,
- at least one wall board disposed in abutting engagement with the outer surface portion of selective ones of said support members,
- at least one veneer anchor disposed in abutting engagement with the front surface of said wall board,
- said veneer anchor comprising
- a plate member, and
- a projecting bar member,
- means for fixedly securing said projecting bar member to said plate member in a manner to form a slot therebetween,
- the rear surface of said plate member being disposed in tangential coextensive relationship with a portion of the front surface of said wall board,
- means for concomitantly securing said plate member, said wall board and a selected one of said support members with respect to one another,
- a wall-tie member having one end portion thereof positionally disposed in said slot between the plate member and the projecting bar member of said veneer anchor,
- an outer wythe assembly, and
- said wall-tie member being adjustably positionable along the longitudinal dimension of said projecting bar portion within said slot to permit selective positioning and securement of the other end portion of said wall-tie member within said outer wythe assembly.
A wall construction system comprising
- an inner wythe assembly, and
- an outer wythe assembly,
- at least one veneer anchor disposed in abutting engagement with the front surface of said inner wythe assembly,
- said veneer anchor comprising
- a plate member, and
- a projecting bar member having first and second spaced apart ends,
- means for fixedly securing each of said ends of said projecting bar member to said plate member in a manner to form a slot therebetween,
- the rear surface of said plate member being disposed in tangential coextensive relationship with a portion of the front surface of said inner wythe assembly,
- means for securing said plate member to said inner wythe assembly,
- a wall-tie member having one end portion thereof positionally disposed in said slot between the plate member and the projecting bar member to said veneer anchor, and
- said wall-tie member being adjustably positionable along the longitudinal dimension of said projecting bar portion within said slot to permit selective positioning and securement of the other end portion of said wall-tie member within said outer wythe assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.